Describe and rationalize the distribution network

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The course is Coordinating and Managing Supply Chains. The textbook used is Supply Chain Logisitics Management (4th ed., Bowersox et al., 2013) and the chapters covered are Global Supply Chains and Network Designs.

Describe and rationalize the distribution network that would result for products with the following characteristics:

- Electronic products with high value that are relatively small and light;

- Canned food products with low value and relatively high weight;

- Medical products for which the hospitals and clinics expect the supplier to provide four-hour delivery service; and

- Aircraft spare parts that are high value, relatively small, and critical to the ability of the plane to fly.

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